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In this research, shelf life of lakerda in stretch film (A group) and vacuum packages (B group) stored for56 days at 4±2 o C after the ripening and dry salting was compared.The quality control of the packaged lakerda were carried out by analyses of pH value, water activity (Aw), TVB-N, TBARS, total mesophilic (TMB) and total psychotropic (TPB) bacterial counts.The initial pH, Aw, TBARs, TVB-N value, TMB and TPB counts of lakerda were; 6.02, 0.74, 6.02 mg MDA/kg, 17.31 mg/100g, 3.68LogCFU/g and 2.61 LogCFU/g, respectively.The lakerda packed with stretch film and vacuum packs, did not exceed the limits for acceptability 35mg/100g of TVB-N during the storage periods.While the TBARs values, TMB and TBP counts of B groups did not exceed the limits for acceptability 8mg MDA/kg and 6LogCFU/g, respectively, throughout the storage period, the TBARs value of A group exceed the acceptability limit at 14th day.According to the all analyses results, vacuum packaging compared to stretch film significantly increased shelf life of lakerda (P<0.05).
In this study the colour and texture characteristics of imported Norwegian salmon (NS) and large rainbow trout of different origins (TF: rainbow trout of French origin; TT: rainbow trout of Turkish origin) were investigated. Two sections were then taken from the dorsal and tail zone of the fish and L*, a*, b*, hue, chroma, lightness index, yellowness index and texture profile analysis (TPA) were determined. The L*, a* and b* values measured in the dorsal zone were higher than those measured in the tail zone in all groups. The hue value of dorsal and tail zones of the Norwegian salmon was lower than that of the large rainbow trout, suggesting that the colour of the fish is redder. The tail zones of the fish were harder than the dorsal zones. The significant correlations between the a* and b* values of the dorsal zone of the TF group (r=0.94, p±0.05) and the NX group (r=0.96, p±0.05). The cohesiveness value of the tail zone of the TT group had a positive strong correlation with gumminess (r=0.99, p ±0.05). The correlations found in this study will help the aquaculture industry correlate the colour and texture parameters of salmon and large rainbow trout.